# Chhajwar Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Chhajwar

Chhajwar is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 73 households**, the 63rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 402people (2011)
- 73households
- 75.4%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Chhajwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhajwar is 174401.** Chhajwar falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014314

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhajwar from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chhajwar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chhajwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhajwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 29% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chhajwar

Of every 100 households in Chhajwar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chhajwar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**20%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**75%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chhajwar?

■ Chhajwar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**926

Working population ****26.6%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 36% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 38 (36%) · **■** Marginal 60 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sundarnagar

- Seradh427 people
- Barto423 people
- Manjkhetar406 people
- Samon403 people
- Khanokhar390 people
- Nalni386 people
- Ghanghanu381 people
- Ropri376 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhajwar?174401
- How far is Chhajwar from Mandi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chhajwar?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhajwar in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhajwar?75.4% (Census 2011)